Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 17/08/2002
30/08/2002
Actual Slaughter Under Federal Inspection for W/E 08/17/2002
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Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Equine 1/Bison
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Head
Monday 128,735 3,697 366,825 12,603 2,468 256 118
Tuesday 132,869 5,099 375,070 11,047 2,865 182 96
Wednesday 132,993 4,210 378,744 11,809 2,056 124 94
Thursday 132,421 4,373 381,162 10,497 2,156 199 62
Friday 127,428 4,602 371,277 9,343 1,548 0 93
Saturday 59,699 25 20,001 83 25 0 0
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Total 714,145 22,006 1,893,079 55,382 11,118 761 463
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%Steers 53.7 %Barrows & Gilts 96.3 %Lambs & Yearlings 95.2
%Heifers 29.6 %Sows 3.4 %Mature Sheep 4.8
%Cows 14.9 %Stags & Boars 0.3
%Bulls & Stags 1.7
1/ Bison are not covered under the Meat Inspection Act, and therefore
do not require inspection. Numbers refer to the amount killed in
Federally Inspected plants, and are not necessarily inspected.
Meat Production and Actual Liveweight and Dressed Weight W/E 08/17/2002
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Production Species and Class Liveweight Dressed Weight
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Mil. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
Beef 551.5 Cattle 1,263 776
Steers 837
Heifers 755
Cows 581
Bulls & Stags 917
Calves & Veal 3.7 Calves 281 173
Pork 363.0 Hogs 259 193
Barrows & Gilts 188
Sows 317
Stags & Boars 239
Lamb & Mutton 3.5 Sheep 128 64
Mature Sheep 62
Lambs & Yearlings 64
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Total Meat
Production 921.7
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TABLE C: Federally Inspected Slaughter Percentages
by Species and Class, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 17, 2002
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: : Number of : Percent
Species : Class : Head : of Total
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Cattle : TOTAL : 714,145
: Steers : 383,811 53.7
: Heifers : 211,395 29.6
: Dairy Cows : 48,728 6.8
: Other Cows : 57,714 8.1
: Bulls : 12,497 1.7
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Calves : TOTAL : 22,006
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Hogs : TOTAL : 1,893,079
: Barrows/Gilts : 1,822,703 96.3
: Sows : 65,098 3.4
: Stags/Boars : 5,278 0.3
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Sheep : TOTAL : 55,382
: Mature Sheep : 2,681 4.8
: Lambs/Yearlings : 52,701 95.2
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Federally Inspected Slaughter by Species and Day, U.S.
Week Ending Saturday, August 17, 2002
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: Number of Head Slaughtered
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Day : : : S&H as : : : D&O as
of : : : % of : Dairy : Other : % of
Week : Steers : Heifers : Day Cat: Cows : Cows : Day Cat
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Mon. : 72,015 34,885 83.0 8,422 10,836 15.0
Tue. : 72,919 36,725 82.5 9,782 11,082 15.7
Wed. : 68,699 40,872 82.4 10,007 11,011 15.8
Thu. : 71,417 37,882 82.5 8,992 11,666 15.6
Fri. : 65,041 39,800 82.3 10,298 10,235 16.1
Sat. : 33,720 21,231 92.0 1,227 2,884 6.9
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Wkly. :
US.Tot.:383,811 211,395 83.3 48,728 57,714 14.9
SOURCE: USDA
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